33^ TRAVELS IN THE 
in picking out the stings he had received, it was discovered 
that the poor woman abovementioned, whose name was 
Nealee, was not come up ; and as many of the slaves in their 
retreat had left their bundles behind them, it became necessary 
for some persons to return, and bring them. In order to do 
this with safety, fire was set to the grass, a considerable way to 
the eastward of the hive, and the wind driving the fire furiously 
along, the party pushed through the smoke, and recovered the 
bundles. They likewise brought with them poor Nealee, whom 
they found lying by the rivulet. She was very much ex- 
hausted, and had crept to the stream, in hopes to defend herself 
from the bees by throwing water over her body ; but this 
proved ineffectual ; for she was stung in the most dreadful 
manner. 
When the Slatees had picked out the stings as far as they 
could, she was washed with water, and then rubbed with bruised 
leaves ; but the wretched woman obstinately refused to proceed 
any farther ; declaring, that she would rather die than walk 
another step. As entreaties and threats were used in vain, the 
whip was at length applied : and after bearing patiently a few 
strokes, she started up, and walked with tolerable expedition for 
four or five hours longer, when she made an attempt to run away 
from the coffle, but was so very weak, that she fell down in the 
grass. Though she was unable to rise, the whip was a second 
time applied, but without effect ; upon which Karfa desired two 
of the Slatees to place her upon the ass which carried our dry 
provisions ; but she could not sit erect ; and the ass being very 
refractory, it was found impossible to carry her forward in that 
